BalancEdTech - Less and More

	Less Is More	More Is More
Teachers	lecturing/direct delivery of content writing posing questions time talking direct instruction traditional methods and content *	guiding student development as learners, thinkers, do-ers, not just consumers insight into student thinking & understanding (including misconceptions) insight into student learning styles formative assessment quantitative data qualitative data administrative work reconsidering work flow higher level questioning goal setting tweaking traditional assessment efforts technology for learning beyond classroom opportunities for learning *
Students	responding to teacher-generated questions acting on step-by-step directions learning from 1-2 sources and media seat work busy work rote memorization relying on teacher for answers traditional homework teacher driven activities *	create/pose questions respond to peer questions/posts discuss, explain, defend concepts, ideas, strategies, connections, content inquiry, exploration & discovery of content-related material independent learning taking notes from multiple media sources (audio, video, images, graphs, etc.) responsibility for learning connecting topics to real world thinking! engagement excitement peer feedback sharing learning creating tutorials exploring reflecting collaboration peer teaching *

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The Diagonals	swilkie	0	38	Nov 5, 2013 by swilkie